Afek-64

vasa · 8 May 2016

Подведены итоги юбилейного (в шахматном смысле) конкурса Afek-64, проводимым в честь 64-летия известного шахматного композитора Йоханна Афека (на фото).
При беглом просмотре композиций, получивших отличие я понял только одно: "Надо! Надо разбираться, вгрызаться, комментировать и выставлять для просмотра народа!"
Поехали!

Юбиляр пишет:
64 is a unique round chess anniversary which my Israeli chessfriends happily found appropriate to celebrate with me by organizing this special jubilee composing tourney.
The symbolic anniversary also happens to coincide with my 50 years of chess activities as a competitive player, composer, writer, trainer and organizer. I am grateful to my fellow composers for their highly appreciated initiative, especially to Amatzia Avni for taking the trouble to act as the devoted tourney director, to Gady Costeff who patiently assembled all 60 anonymous entries to create an organized, standardized PGN file , to Mario Garcia for thoroughly checking the candidates for soundness and to Harold van der Heijden for his instructive originality report.
Special thanks go to my old chessfriends who kindly raised the generous prize -fund. Here They are (alphabetically): Eli Amit, Amatzia Avni, Ofer Comay, Gady Costeff, Harel Elyosef, Alex Hartman, Noam Manella, Moshe Pyernik, Israel Shrentzel and Moti Shrentzel. Heartly thanks to them all!
Various persons have had their impact in shaping my career as a study composer over the years. I would like to use this opportunity for mentioning with great appreciation two of them who undoubtedly were especially instrumental from the very beginning: my chess mentor IM Moshe Czerniak (1910-1984) a great lover of the endgame study who introduced the wonders of this fine art to me and to my friends in the youth center. At the same time it was Hillel Aloni, the pioneer of the Israeli endgame study who patiently guided generations of Israeli young composers through this minefield in his capacity as the editor of the studies section in the Israeli monthly Shahmat. A great job which would always be cherished!
Last but not least all participants should be praised for their efforts to make judging this event a most enjoyable even if by no means a simple task. The standard of the leading entries is outstandingly high with more than one candidate for top honours. Other candidates were left out of the award due to soundness, originality or structural issues which may be personally specified to the composers by a direct e-mail contact if desired.
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Итоги (*.pdf, *.pgn).
Народ обсуждает: мнение В.Власенко (PDF).

vasa · 21 May 2016

№ 1

Мнение судьи.
Following a natural introduction an outstanding logical pawn ending is presented in a most clear-cut fashion. The cool-blooded far sighted 6. Kh5!! is the star move in the struggle over the reciprocal zugzwang . A genuine masterpiece of classical and modern standards!
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vasa · 2 Oct 2021

№ 2

Мнение судьи.
Mutual tactical blows ending up in an ideal mate following two active self blocks. The quiet stunning sacrifice 2. Nh4!! creating an echo threat to the final mate and the subtle 3. Rd1! as well as the pair of bishop sacrifices all turn this study to a genuine gem in the best of my own favourite romantic style!
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vasa · 8 May 2016

№ 3

Мнение судьи.
Inserting new life in the well trodden Troitzky curve and in what a glorious manner! A highly tense and tactical introduction reaches a high point where the white knight avoids the capture of a newly born counterpart in favour of blocking a pawn to gain the single tempo securing a Troitzky win. The spared enemy knight apparently goes nowhere however the rest of the battle still requires high precision till the happy end. An exceptionally original concept!
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P.S. Новый этюд автора дню Победы

vasa · 8 May 2016

№ 4

Мнение судьи.
I should admit that Q vs. 2 pieces endings don't usually turn on my imagination, however this one seems like a true artistic miracle with a lengthy and highly precise play all the way to an ideal mate following a pair of active selfblocks.
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vasa · 8 May 2016

№ 5

Мнение судьи.
The early underpromotion heralds a subtle knight ending highlighted by 11. Kd8!! and symbolized by the final forking. If not the slight blemish of the move order- a perfect miniature to remember!
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vasa · 9 May 2016

№ 6

Мнение судьи.
An amazingly accurate and original corner to corner journey in a baby format. Even though the final destination is not difficult to guess, two obstacles along the route still turn it to a surprising advanture decided as expected by a thin hair. The last part of the solution starting from move 10 has already been shown by Gillberg #03986.
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vasa · 7 Jan 2017

№ 7

Мнение судьи.
An excellent demonstraion of R+P dominating B+S. The highlight of this encounter is a well timed Festina Lente to pass the move to black in the critical reciprocal Zugzwang position.
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vasa · 9 May 2016

№ 8

Мнение судьи.
A fierce and tense struggle over a diagonal to secure promotion of the last shaky pawn A charming miniature!
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vasa · 9 May 2016

№ 9

Мнение судьи.
A spectacular yet logical manoeuver of a fearless white king to open up the A file for the final mate.
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vasa · 10 May 2016

№ 10

Ср. - #33 и #1062.

Мнение судьи.
Without the queens it would have been the good old 5..Bh3!!draws. With the queens on the board the astounding 5..Qh3+!! 6.g3!! wins. Truly amusing!
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vasa · 9 May 2016

№ 11

Без коммента.

Мнение судьи.
A lovely pair of model mates with the white knights exchanging roles. Though both mate pictures are known they seem to have been combined here for the first time in a single study.
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vasa · 26 Feb 2017

№ 12

Мнение судьи.
Three different underpromotions, even in one line of play, are by no means a novelty, however here we witness the Phoenix theme in action following the double rook sacrifice as well as a "normal" game-like follow up with the Rook still required for precision.
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vasa · 10 May 2016

№ 13

Мнение судьи.
A fine logical Rook ending inspired by an old Mandler (HHdbV 56524) but in fact significantly improving on that source of inspiration.
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vasa · 5 Apr 2018

№ 14

Мнение судьи.
A pleasant synthesis of two ancient motives: pawns dominating pieces in the spirit of the evergreen Ortueta - Sanz (Madrid, 1933), and the white king's grand tour to the upper queenside.
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vasa · 10 May 2016

№ 15

Мнение судьи.
The white rook is thrice given away on an attacked square. Though In all three such moments the Rook is clearly «taboo», these only moves are still pretty impressive.
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vasa · 10 May 2016

№ 16

Мнение судьи.
Another fine demostration of pawns taming pieces.
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vasa · 11 May 2016

№ 17

Мнение судьи.
A couple of amazing knight moves highlight this game like battle.
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vasa · 11 May 2016

№ 18

Мнение судьи.
The under promotion and the following play are unfortunately anticipated however the introduction is superb and deserves a special distinction.
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vasa · 16 May 2016

Этюды с комментарием в формате *.cbv

P.S. Этюдисты спорят

vasa · 16 May 2016

P.P.S. Отсюда.
Михаил Зинар прислал заметку по конкурсу «Афек-64″ «Незнание – сила», где показывает, откуда растут ноги у Высокосова, то есть этюда Высокосова. Учим еще раз пешечные тайны квадратной системы полей соответствия.
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vasa · 18 May 2016

Этюдисты продолжают спорить.

P.P.P.S. Отсюда.
Андрей Высокосов отвечает М.Зинару – «Удрученье – мать ученья».
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vasa · 20 May 2016

Этюдисты продолжают спорить.

vasa · 21 May 2016

P.P.P.P.S. Отсюда.
Открытое письмо к начальству Андрея Высокосова (20.05.2016).
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vasa · 22 May 2016

Статеечка А.Жукова «Искусство пустого знака» вместе с его новым этюдом (21.05.2016)
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Afek-64

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